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06/14/2022

Hi friends! Thought I would share the current situation at the cake shack. looking ahead but missing you!
p.s. i think this was the first time i cried. we visited the old homestead on our 23rd anniversary. it felt like the last 20 years had been wiped out! it’s ok though. we’re looking forward to what God has for us.

10/02/2021

OFFICIALLY RETIRED! Thank you, everyone for your kindness and support over the years! wishing you all the best and will think of you often. Sincerely, Susan Ware, your favorite cake lady 😍.

08/13/2021

Lollydoozer friends and family. some of you may have noticed the for sale sign at our drive way. well, the property has sold! we will be moving. at this time, we have no idea where we will be moving or exactly when. i do know that we will have to be gone by the end of November. so, we won’t be taking any orders after October 2nd. be assured, if you have a wedding already scheduled for later in the year or 2022, we will fill your order. Thank you! for all your love and support over the years. a lot of you have been faithful customers and friends for over ten years! you mean the world to me and i can’t thank you enough. if you need a referral, please let me know. i’ll be happy to help you find a new decorator. thank you also to all the lollydoozer friends who have worked with me over the years. we have had some great times. i’m going to think of you all and miss you every day! bug hugs and love! susan, your favorite cake lady.

05/11/2021

Update: the bill finally passed the House on 5/13 by a vote of 143-1. Please see this post for next steps in the Senate! https://www.facebook.com/.../a.3308935.../10159006452805822/

Today is the day: the full House is scheduled to vote on HB 1686, The Home Food Security Act, aka “The Chicken Bill”. Do not assume passage is a done deal – bills fail all the time at this stage. Your calls are vital today.

HB 1686 says that HOAs or cities can’t prohibit a person from having a front yard or back yard garden; it says that they can’t prohibit people from keeping up to 6 laying hens or 6 rabbits (or a combination of no more than 8 of these animals). It says an HOA can’t stop you from having a cottage food business.

There are some people out there who are against this bill. They are afraid of what it might be like to live next door to 6 chickens or 6 rabbits. Those people need to know that there are reasonable health and safety precautions built into this bill; HOAs and cities can prohibit roosters, make rules about how far an animal structure must be from a neighbor’s house, and make rules about maintaining sanitary conditions and controlling odor and noise. Rabbit droppings are practically odorless, and they are nearly silent animals. (anybody know what sound a rabbit makes? me either.) Chickens p**p and make noises, but there’s no reason to think they’re any noisier (or p**pier) than your average dog. And my dog has yet to give me fresh eggs every morning. This is not a bill about annoying our neighbors. It’s about the fundamental right of food security: a garden. A few rabbits, a few chickens. No roosters.

The cottage food movement was about the basic freedom to produce our own food; this is no different. Texans have a long, proud agricultural history and connection to the land, and we’re a fiercely independent bunch. We shouldn’t be dependent on the grocery store for food during a natural disaster like we just experienced in February. We shouldn’t be begging our cities and HOAs to let us produce our own food on our own land. We’re Texans, dammit.

ACTION:
Find out who your Texas State Representative is by entering your address at this link:
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
Click on the name that is “Texas House District ###”. Their phone number starts with 512-463-###X.
OR you can just call the Capitol Switchboard at 512-463-4630 and give the operator your address and ask to be connected to your State Representative.

CALL:
Today is the day for calls, not emails. Call that number above, and when the staff person answers the phone, say: “Hi, my name is _____ and I am a constituent. I am calling to ask Representative to vote YES on HB 1686, the Home Food Security/Chicken Bill that is on today’s calendar.”
The staff member will probably ask your address to confirm that you are a constituent. Feel free to add a couple of short sentences about why the bill is important to you and the district that your Representative represents. It is fast, easy, and makes a difference.

WHEN: The House floor session begins today at 1:00 p.m. In the morning the staff will be busy preparing “floor packets” of information about all the bills on today’s calendar, including a report on constituent support – so if you can, make your call in the morning. If you can’t do it in the morning, go ahead and do it any time during the day! (The House will vote on the bill again tomorrow on “third reading” if it passes today, so calls are still helpful up to tomorrow.)

Read the bill (click the Text tab, choose House Committee Report): https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1686

Watch live here after 1:00: https://www.house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Link to today’s calendar: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/calendars/html/H220210510.htm

They mostly go in order, so it’s pretty easy to follow along.

HB 1686 is a good ways down the daily calendar and there is no way to predict exactly when they will take the vote, but a good guess would be well into the late afternoon or evening.

This is the big mad rush in the legislature, and it will all be over at the end of the month! Let’s pass this bill!

04/21/2020

How are you celebrating your birthday this year? Lollydoozer’s is here to help you make the most of it. And don’t forget to order yourself a “just because” cake! Just because! All flavors are available in 24 hours. 6”($20), 8”($25), 10”($40). custom cakes are available as well with at least a week’s notice. We’re looking forward to serving you! 832-248-9157 or [email protected]. Near the Sam Houston Race Park. 😃.

04/13/2020

04/13/2020

Hoping you all had a wonderful Easter! I’m Thankful for each of you.

04/02/2020

just because.

03/31/2020

soooo, why would you need a lollydoozer “just because” cake.
because it’s your birthday.
because you forgot someone’s birthday
because you want to say thank you to someone special
because it’s been a while and you’re craving a lollydoozer cake.
because your kids need more sugar.
because all the wine is gone.
because you’re having game night with your family and need something sweet
because you don’t bake but we do.
because you need an excuse to leave the house (curbside pick up)
just because!
email or text by 3pm and you can pick up the next day. (832-248-9157) [email protected].
thanks everyone! i’m looking forward to helping you! susan ware, your favorite cake lady!

03/27/2020

Lolly friends!!! Thank you so very much! I’m really blown away by the support and generosity given in the last few days! What a pleasure it is to play a part in your special occasions even under these circumstances. I’m excited to report that i think i have a system down. text or email us (832-248-9157, [email protected]) by 3:00pm and you can get your “just because” cake the next day! Tuesday through Saturday. As usual, custom orders will need more notice. If you haven’t gotten yours, there’s still time. text me by 3:00 pm today and you can pick up tomorrow. 🙂. we will also be available next week. 🙂. thank you! it is my greatest joy to serve you! sincerely! Susan, your favorite cake lady!